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Haunting 'mermaid' mummy in Japan is probably a gruesome monkey-fish mix
By Harry Baker published
Researchers in Japan have begun a new study into a 300-year-old "mermaid mummy" to determine the exact origins of the gruesome remains.

Mermaids & mermen: Facts & legends
By Benjamin Radford, Scott Dutfield published
Reference Mermaids — legendary half-human, half marine creatures — have fascinated people for centuries and inspired many "sightings."

What is the grandfather paradox?
By Andrew May published
Reference An explanation of the grandfather paradox, and how it might be solved via the physics of time travel

Evil eye: History of the ancient curse
By Benjamin Radford, Callum McKelvie published
Reference The term evil eye might conjure images of blue symbols, often featured in bracelets or necklaces. However, these are charms, used to ward off an ancient curse

Dragons: A brief history of the mythical, fire-breathing beasts
By Benjamin Radford, Callum McKelvie published
Reference We've known for a very long time that dragons aren't real, but we're still enamored by them

Vlad the Impaler: The real Dracula
By Marc Lallanilla, Callum McKelvie published
Reference The fictional Dracula was loosely based on a real person with an equally disturbing taste for blood: Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia or — as he is better known — Vlad the Impaler (Vlad Tepes).

Are jackalopes real?
By Tyler Santora published
Can rabbits grow horns, as the legendary jackalope does?

Were any 'witches' burned at Salem?
By Owen Jarus published
What was the fate of those charged with witchcraft at Salem?

Siege of top-secret Area 51 began as a joke. Officials prepared to use deadly force in response.
By Mindy Weisberger published
UFO enthusiasts who rallied in 2019 to invade Area 51 may have been joking about "storming" the base. But law enforcement officials took the idea very, very seriously.
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